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Dove-shaped balloons being released in Bilbao earlier this month at the end of the final meeting of Basque peace association Gesto por la Paz after 28 years of existence, following Eta’s permanent ceasefire and cessation of armed activity in 2011. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Signs of chill in Basque region’s climate of peace

Is there really a risk of a split in Eta and a return to armed activity?

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, left, speaks during an interview with a German newspaper in Damascus. Photograph: Reuters/Sana/Handout Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebels

Syrian president claims it would result in terrorism being exported back to Europe

Syrian tensions spillover into Lebanon as Sunni and Shia militias clash

Clashes in the Mediterranean port of Sidon left at least two people dead

Suicide bomber kills 30 at Pakistan funeral

Bombing occurred in Mardan, in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Migella Lawson and Charles Saatchi, who have been married for 10 years, publicly rowed on the terrace of Scott’s seafood restaurant in Mayfair, London, earlier this month. Photographs of the incident were published in a British newspaper last Sunday. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire Charles Saatchi accepts caution for assaulting his wife, Nigella Lawson

Organisations helping domestic abuse victims report quadrupling of helpline calls

Muhammad Naeem (right), a spokesman for the office of the Taliban of Afghanistan speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan political office in Doha. Photograph: Mohammed Dabbous/Reuters US to hold peace talks with Taliban

Washington wants organisation to break ties with al-Qaeda

Residents gather yesterday at a coffee shop that was destroyed in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad. Five people were killed and 20 were wounded in the attack on Sunday night. Photograph: Saad Shalash/Reuters Twin suicide bombings kill 29 in Baghdad mosque

Sunni insurgents suspected of targeting Shia worshippers in al-Qahira district

FBI agents search a field outside Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters’ union president Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images FBI digs field in Michigan in search for remains of Jimmy Hoffa
  • US
  • June 18, 2013, 11:51

Areas searched following tip off in case of former Teamsters boss missing since 1975

Angkor Wat in Cambodia.Photograph: Frank Miller Laser technology uncovers secret Cambodian city
  • World
  • June 18, 2013, 11:15

City would have linked temples at Angkor Wat

Hungarian Laszlo Csatary leaves the prosecution building in Budapest last year. Photograph: Reuters Hungarian man (98) charged with WWII crimes

Laszlo Csatary charged with deporting Jews to Auschwitz

People stand during a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul yesterday. Photograph: Reuters Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey following protests

Multiple addresses raided following more than two weeks of anti-government protests

Police officers prepare for a patrol in Kabul today. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York Times Explosion in Kabul coincides with Afghan security handover

Three killed and dozens wounded in attack sparking concern about how intensifying insurgency will be handled

Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as ‘violence’, during a protest in Sao Paulo yesterday. Photograph: Reuters Brazilians take to streets over corruption and costs

Widespread anger at poor public services, corruption and police violence takes politicians by surprise

Nigella Lawson. Her husband Charles Saatchi accepted a caution for assaulting her at a London police station yesterday. Charles Saatchi ‘admits Lawson assault’
  • UK
  • June 18, 2013, 06:42

Art collector accepts caution for assault of his wife Nigella Lawson at London police station

France’s former finance minister Christine Lagarde and her then head of cabinet Stephane Richard in 2008. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters French officials face investigation into €403m Tapie payment

Magistrates say settlment the result of a ‘sham arbitration’

Hassan Rohani during a news conference in Tehran yesterday at which he said he would “revive ethics and constructive interaction with the world through moderation”. Photograph: Reuters/Fars News/Majid Hagdost Rohani hopes for progress on nuclear dispute

Iran’s president-elect insists West must accept Tehran’s right to enrich uranium

An employee of state broadcaster ERT is seen in the master control room of the station in Athens during a live broadcast yesterday. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters Greek court orders immediate reopening of ERT

Major blow to prime minister Samaras who sought to replace national broadcaster with downsized operation

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu: Naftali Bennett’s comments followed similar statements in recent weeks by senior Israeli officials against a two-state solution, and will cause additional embarrassment to the prime minister. Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Two-state solution is at dead end, says Israeli minister

Naftali Bennett statement directly contradicts Netanyahu’s policy

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Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as ‘violence’, during a protest in Sao Paulo yesterday. Photograph: Reuters Brazilians take to streets over corruption and costs
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, left, speaks during an interview with a German newspaper in Damascus. Photograph: Reuters/Sana/Handout Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebels
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